ScreenZen vs BB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScreenZen
This app offers multiple strategies to help you reduce screen time and control app usage. Features include delayed app opening, timed scrolling interruptions, and customizable app limits. It also provides options for strict blocking, settings protection, and encourages mindful breaks.
- Delayed app opening
- Scrolling interruption
- Set app goals and limits
- Configurable daily schedules
- Strict app blocking
- Screen time tracking for distracting apps
- Settings protection locks
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Multiple strategies to reduce your screentime 1. Delay before opening your app: A bit of time before choosing if you need to open your distracting app. You can have the wait time increase each time you open your app. 2. Interrupt your scrolling: Check your distracting apps for short periods of time so you don't get sucked in. 3. Set an app goal and optionally block when you reach your limit. 4. Configurable for different days of the week and time by app. 5. Messages like "Is this important" before opening your app. 6. See your screen time for only your distracting apps. Don't worry about Google Maps bloating up your time. 7. Strict block your apps: Either for time ranges, after a certain number of opens or ScreenTime. 8. Locks on Settings to prevent you from changing your settings when you want to open an app. 9. Breathing and other activities to encourage you not to need to open the app while waiting for it to unlock. 10. Streaks to encourage you not to exceed your limits or override your settings.
BB
This app helps users break free from social media addiction and reduce screen time. It offers advanced blocking mechanisms to regain control over digital habits and improve mental well-being.
- Fight social media addiction
- Reduce screen time
- Multiple blocking mechanisms
- Schedule-based blocking
- Usage-based blocking
- Strict Mode
- Customizable blocking
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Apps like social media use powerful psychological tricks to make you unable to stay away from them for too long. Burnout Buddy blocks these apps when you don't want to use them to help you break free and heal their impact on your mental health. * Fight social media addiction * Reduce screen time and improve your focus * Multiple blocking mechanisms * Completely free for most use cases * No account creation or shady VPNs Burnout Buddy is stronger than your iPhone's native Screen Time controls. Designed specifically with social media addiction and unhealthy work habits in mind, it offers a wider variety of blocking mechanisms and allows you to be extremely specific regarding how access to a specific group of apps and websites should be restricted. If you already use Burnout Buddy, keep an eye out for updates that add even more blocking mechanisms and customization points! MAIN FEATURES * Block indefinitely * Schedule-based blocking * Usage-based blocking * Location-based blocking (via Siri) * Focus Mode-based blocking (via Siri) * Siri-based Blocking: Build your own custom blocking conditions by integrating BB with Siri and the Shortcuts app! * Multiple Conditions: Configure multiple blocking conditions for a single group of content for maximum control of your habits. * Multiple Configurations: Want to block a certain group of apps under certain conditions but also another group under other conditions? No problem! * Strict Mode: Have the bad habit of "cheating" app blockers by snoozing them? Strict Mode bans you from updating/deleting schemas when they're active. * Starter Schemas: Plug-and-play configurations that cover the most common reasons people use Burnout Buddy for. * Widgets • Custom App Icons * Block Uninstall * Block Screen Customization • Push Notifications • • • Try Burnout Buddy for free and start taking control of your digital habits today. Want to know more and see what's coming next? Check out BB at https://burnoutbuddy.io! Questions or feedback? You can reach out to us on Twitter at @BurnoutBuddy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ScreenZen at 49K against BB's 391. ScreenZen also leads on chart position (#152 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ScreenZen sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and BB sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ScreenZen against 4.9 for BB. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScreenZen has 49K ratings behind it against 391, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of ScreenZen's written reviews are positive against 90% of BB's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenZen | BB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (49K ratings) | 4.9 (391 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews — better | 90.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49K — better | 391 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #152 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ScreenZen LLC | Bruno da Rocha e Silva |
Customer experience
ScreenZen
BB
User reviews
ScreenZen
From 49K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Completely reversed my scrolling addiction
- 🚀 Helps manage screen time
- 👍 Excellent app, easy to use
- 👍 Genuinely the best screentime app out there
- 👍 Effective in avoiding doom scrolling
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy, sometimes doesn't unlock apps
- 🐛 Notifications can't break through
- 🐛 Inconsistent UI across devices
BB
From 391 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 Intuitive and effective
- 🔒 Strict mode makes it hard to bypass
- 💰 Reasonable one-time purchase
- 🕰️ Helpful scheduling and time management features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Some bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Difficulty customizing strict mode
- 🔒 Lack of password protection for settings
Bugs and requests
ScreenZen
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unlock button not working as expected
- App stops working after some time
- Compatibility issues with iOS 16 update
Requested features
4 requests- Add more customization options
- Integrate with productivity/to-do apps
- Add more pause/break options
- Improve website blocking functionality
BB
Reported bugs
3 issues- Schemas not working as expected
- Inconsistent app/website blocking behavior
- Crashes and function-limiting bugs
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to pause schemas for a set time
- Implement screen time tracking and analytics
- Provide ability to block Safari and other browsers
- Add warning before app/website gets blocked
- Sync schemas across devices
In-app purchases
ScreenZen
- Kind Tip$5.00
- Generous Tip$10.00
- Amazing Tip$20.00
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- Fantastic Tip$40.00
BB
- Kind Tip$0.99
- Generous Tip$4.99
- Burnout Buddy Pro$9.99
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- Super Tip$9.99
- Supreme Tip$19.99








